Roadside Inspection 89036007

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in California • Carrier: TCI TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF NORCAL LLC (USDOT 3527709) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89036007
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UKIAH AREA - RIDGEWOOD SCALE
Operating authority:
MC1173251
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3683390 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.31 violations per inspection across 575 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 107,378 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at UKIAH AREA - RIDGEWOOD SCALE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 227 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 444,667 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
79%
140 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
11
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
31
13 violations · 1 OOS · 0.42 per inspection
Prior 365 days
140
49 violations · 12 OOS · 0.35 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 396.5B-HWSL (HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking., severity weight 2). (396.5B-HWSL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDV7PSUJ8078 IN 3683390 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C5LT388028 ME 2693471 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89043665 Sep 19, 2026 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
89039906 Sep 18, 2026 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
89030472 Sep 15, 2026 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
89030427 Sep 15, 2026 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
88981210 Sep 11, 2026 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
88981101 Sep 11, 2026 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83280629 Nov 22, 2024 CA L2 3H3V532C5LT388028 OOS
83280629 Nov 22, 2024 CA L2 3AKJHLDV7PSUJ8078 OOS
83031364 Oct 27, 2024 CA L3 3AKJHLDV7PSUJ8078
81870596 Jun 12, 2024 CA L1 3AKJHLDV7PSUJ8078
81870596 Jun 12, 2024 CA L1 3H3V532C5LT388028
81646118 May 3, 2024 CA L3 3AKJHLDV7PSUJ8078
81646118 May 3, 2024 CA L3 3H3V532C5LT388028
81120223 Mar 13, 2024 CA L3 3AKJHLDV7PSUJ8078

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